"Million Dollar Baby Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood, and starring Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman. This film is about an underappreciated boxing trainer, the mistakes that haunt him from his past, and his quest for atonement by helping an underdog amateur boxer achieve her dream of becoming a professional. ""Million Dollar Baby"" opened to wide acclaim from critics, and won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Its screenplay was written by Paul Haggis, based on short stories by F.X. Toole, the pen name of fight manager and"
"Swank garnered critical acclaim for her portrayal of Brandon Teena in the 1999 biographical film ""Boys Don't Cry"", which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She starred in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama film ""Million Dollar Baby"" as struggling-waitress-turned-boxer Maggie Fitzgerald, which won her a second Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. She has also starred in films such as ""The Gift"" (2000), ""Insomnia"" (2002), ""The Core"" (2003), ""Iron Jawed Angels"" (2004), ""Red Dust"" (2004), ""The Reaping"" (2007), ""P.S. I Love"
"Million Dollar Baby (1941 film) Million Dollar Baby is a 1941 romantic comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Released by Warner Bros., the film stars Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, and Ronald Reagan, with May Robson and Lee Patrick. When wealthy American expatriate Cornelia Wheelwright (Robson) is informed by her longtime lawyers that her late father swindled his partner, Fortune McCallister, out of $700,000, she acts decisively. First, because James Amory is the only lawyer in the firm to be outraged by the injustice, she hires him and fires the rest of the firm. His first task is to locate all"
"as overjoyed at her good fortune as she imagines they would be, and rather resent her. As the last straw, her boyfriend tells her she's an Elsie Dinsmore and breaks it off with her. Pam finally decides on a course of action that makes her happy, as well as those around her. Million Dollar Baby (1941 film) Million Dollar Baby is a 1941 romantic comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Released by Warner Bros., the film stars Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, and Ronald Reagan, with May Robson and Lee Patrick. When wealthy American expatriate Cornelia Wheelwright (Robson) is informed by"
"Margo Martindale Margo Martindale (born July 18, 1951) is an American actress who has appeared on television, in film, and onstage. In 2011, she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award for her recurring role as Mags Bennett on ""Justified"". Martindale was nominated for an Emmy Award four times for her recurring role as Claudia on ""The Americans"", winning the award in 2015 and 2016. She has played supporting roles in several films, including ""The Hours"", ""Million Dollar Baby"", ""Dead Man Walking"", ""The Firm"", ""Lorenzo's Oil"", ""...First Do No Harm"", ""Eye of God"", ""Win Win"", ""Marvin's"
"Cline"" and ""The Sugar Bean Sisters"". Martindale's film roles include turns as Susan Sarandon's character's fellow nun in ""Dead Man Walking"", and, again with Sarandon, in ""Lorenzo's Oil"". She appeared as Leonardo DiCaprio's character's doctor in ""Marvin's Room""; and as Hilary Swank's character's selfish mother in ""Million Dollar Baby"". Other films include ""The Human Stain"" with Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman, ""Nobody's Fool"" with Paul Newman, ""28 Days"" with Sandra Bullock, ""Proof of Life"" with Russell Crowe and Meg Ryan, and ""Practical Magic"", again with Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock. She was featured in ""Paris, je t'aime"". She played Mama"
"million worldwide. It received a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 4, 2008 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Molly Mahoney (Natalie Portman), an amateur pianist, is an employee at ""Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"", a magical and sentient toy shop run by the eccentric 243-year-old Mr. Edward Magorium (Dustin Hoffman). Besides Molly and Mr. Magorium, store bookbuilder Bellini (Ted Ludzik), a strongman, is also employed. Eric Applebaum (Zach Mills) is a boy who comes to the store daily and functions as"
"for Best Actress for playing a female boxer in Clint Eastwood's 2004 film ""Million Dollar Baby"", a role for which she underwent extensive training in the ring and weight room gaining 19 pounds of muscle, aided by professional trainer Grant L. Roberts. With her second Oscar, she had joined the ranks of Vivien Leigh, Sally Field and Luise Rainer as the only actresses to have been nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress twice and won both times. After winning her second Oscar, she said, ""I don't know what I did in this life to deserve this. I'm just a"
"Charlize Theron. Robert Wise, Elia Kazan, Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Stone, Roland Joffe, Carlos Saura, Ismail Merchant, Moustapha Akkad, and Michelangelo Antonioni. The CIFF 2004 Best Arab Film Award was given to an Egyptian film, Inas El-Degheidy's 'Searching for Freedom.' In 2005 the CIFF honored its two star guests, American actor Morgan Freeman and French actress Leslie Caron. There was a screening of American actor and director Clint Eastwood's 'Million Dollar Baby' starring Freeman, Eastwood and Hilary Swank; and American director Vincent Minnelli's classic musical 'An American in Paris' (1951), starring Caron and Gene Kelly. CIFF's other 2005 honorees included Mohamed"
"Maggie Siff Maggie Siff (born June 21, 1974) is an American actress. Her television roles have included department store heiress Rachel Menken Katz on the AMC drama ""Mad Men"", Tara Knowles on the FX drama ""Sons of Anarchy"", and psychiatrist Wendy Rhoades on the Showtime series ""Billions"". She has had roles in the films ""Push"" (2009) as Teresa Stowe and ""Leaves of Grass"" (2010) as Rabbi Renannah Zimmerman. She starred in indie film ""A Woman, a Part"" (2016) as well as having a minor role in drama film ""One Percent More Humid"" (2017). She is currently the television spokesperson for"
"them into the screenplay for ""Million Dollar Baby"". Clint Eastwood portrayed the lead character in the film. Eastwood also directed the film, and used the screenplay written by Haggis. ""Million Dollar Baby"" received four Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture. After ""Million Dollar Baby"", Haggis worked on the 2004 film ""Crash"". Haggis came up with the story for the film on his own, and then wrote and directed the film, which allowed him greater control over his work. ""Crash"" was his first experience as director of a major feature film. Highly positive upon release, critical reception of"
"November 12, 2014, he was bestowed the honor of Freedom of the City by the City of London. In August 2017, he was named the 54th recipient of the SAG Life Achievement award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and narrator. Freeman won an Academy Award in 2005 for Best Supporting Actor with ""Million Dollar Baby"" (2004), and he has received Oscar nominations for his performances in ""Street Smart"" (1987), ""Driving Miss Daisy"" (1989), ""The Shawshank Redemption"" (1994), and ""Invictus"" (2009). He has also won a Golden"
"Hilary Duff Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and author. Duff began her acting career at a young age and quickly became labeled a teen idol as the title character of the Disney Channel television series ""Lizzie McGuire"" (2001–2004) and in the theatrical film based off the series, ""The Lizzie McGuire Movie"" (2003). Thereafter, Duff appeared in numerous films, with leading roles in ""Agent Cody Banks"" (2003), ""Cheaper by the Dozen"" (2003), ""A Cinderella Story"" (2004), and ""Cheaper by the Dozen 2"" (2005). After experiencing commercial and critical failure in ""Material Girls"""
"up half the budget (as well as handle foreign distribution), with Warner Bros. contributing the rest ($15 million). Eastwood shot the film in less than 40 days between June and July 2004. Filming took place in Los Angeles and film sets at Warner Bros. Studios. The term 'Million Dollar Baby' was from the nose art of a World War II Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber. Eastwood had his daughter Morgan Colette appear in a brief role as a girl who waves to Swank's character at a gas station. Eastwood had confidence in Swank's acting background, but upon seeing Swank's small"
"course I was envious. Who doesn't want to win an Emmy?"" Wins: Nominations: Appearances Cybill Shepherd Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress, singer and former model and fashion star. Shepherd's better-known roles include Jacy in ""The Last Picture Show"" (1971), Kelly in ""The Heartbreak Kid"" (1972), Betsy in ""Taxi Driver"" (1976), Maddie Hayes on ""Moonlighting"" (1985–1989), Cybill Sheridan on ""Cybill"" (1995–1998), Phyllis Kroll on ""The L Word"" (2007–2009), Madeleine Spencer on ""Psych"" (2008–2013), Cassie in the television film ""The Client List"" (2010), and Linette Montgomery on ""The Client List"" (2012–2013). Shepherd was born in Memphis,"
"Michelle Monaghan Michelle Lynn Monaghan (born March 23, 1976) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles in ""Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"" (2005), ""Gone Baby Gone"" (2007), ""Made of Honor"" (2008), ""Eagle Eye"" (2008), ""Source Code"" (2011), ""Pixels"" (2015), and ""Patriots Day"" (2016). She has also received recognition for her starring role as Julia Meade in the action spy film series """", appearing in """" (2006), """" (2011), and """" (2018). On television, Monaghan starred as Maggie Hart in the first season of the anthology crime drama series ""True Detective"" (2014), for which she received a"
"(26) 1. Imelda Staunton – ""Vera Drake"" (TIE) (52)<br> 1. Hilary Swank – ""Million Dollar Baby"" (TIE) (52)<br> 3. Julie Delpy – ""Before Sunset"" (40) 1. Thomas Haden Church – ""Sideways"" (55)<br> 2. Morgan Freeman – ""Million Dollar Baby"" (54)<br> 3. Peter Sarsgaard – ""Kinsey"" (19) 1. Virginia Madsen – ""Sideways"" (58)<br> 2. Cate Blanchett – ""The Aviator"" and ""Coffee and Cigarettes"" (37)<br> 3. Laura Linney – ""Kinsey (18)"" 1. Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – ""Sideways"" (60)<br> 2. Charlie Kaufman – ""Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"" (55)<br> 3. Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke – ""Before Sunset"""
"Eastwood's ""Million Dollar Baby"". Her career spanned 24 years, eleven CSA nominations (including two wins), and two Emmy nominations. The final films she cast were Clint Eastwood's ""Flags of Our Fathers"" and ""Letters from Iwo Jima"", opening seven months and nine months, respectively, after her death on March 2, 2006, aged 61. She was married to actor David Huffman until his death in 1985. She is survived by her two sons. Phyllis Huffman Phyllis Huffman (June 23, 1944 – March 2, 2006) was a casting director for film and television. She received numerous award nominations from the Casting Society of"
"Lizzie Mickery Elizabeth Mickery is a British writer and former actress. Mickery known for her role as Maggie Thorpe in the BBC television drama series ""Tenko"", roles in ""Emmerdale Farm"", ""Juliet Bravo"", ""Lovejoy"", ""Heartbeat"", ""Woof!"", ""The Merryhill Millionaires"", ""Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy"" and ""Holby City"". Since 2000 she has worked exclusively as a writer, usually credited in this capacity as Lizzie Mickery, for various British TV series such as ""Byker Grove"", ""The Bill"", ""Heartbeat"", ""Pie in the Sky"", ""Sunburn"", ""Harbour Lights"", ""The Ice House"" (adapted from the novel by Minette Walters), ""The Beggar Bride"" (adapted from the novel"
"Eastwood about the infection because she thought it would be out of character for Maggie. ""Million Dollar Baby"" initially had a limited release, opening in eight theaters in December 2004. In its later wide release opening, the film earned $12,265,482 in North America and quickly became a box-office hit both domestically and internationally. It grossed $216,763,646 in theaters; $100,492,203 in the United States, and $116,271,443 overseas. The film played in theaters for six and a half months. The film received critical acclaim. It holds a 91% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 261 reviews, with an average rating of"
"9th Golden Satellite Awards The 9th Golden Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2004, were presented by the International Press Academy on January 23, 2005. Mary Pickford Award – Susan Sarandon Nikola Tesla Award – Jerry Lewis Outstanding New Talent – Freddie Highmore ""' Don Cheadle – ""Hotel Rwanda"" ""' Jamie Foxx – ""Ray"" ""' Hilary Swank – ""Million Dollar Baby"" ""' Annette Bening – ""Being Julia"" ""' ""The Incredibles"" ""' ""De-Lovely"" ""' ""House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu)"" ""' ""Vanity Fair"" ""' Mel Gibson – ""The Passion of the Christ"" ""' ""Super Size"
"Cybill Shepherd Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress, singer and former model and fashion star. Shepherd's better-known roles include Jacy in ""The Last Picture Show"" (1971), Kelly in ""The Heartbreak Kid"" (1972), Betsy in ""Taxi Driver"" (1976), Maddie Hayes on ""Moonlighting"" (1985–1989), Cybill Sheridan on ""Cybill"" (1995–1998), Phyllis Kroll on ""The L Word"" (2007–2009), Madeleine Spencer on ""Psych"" (2008–2013), Cassie in the television film ""The Client List"" (2010), and Linette Montgomery on ""The Client List"" (2012–2013). Shepherd was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Patty (née Shobe), a homemaker, and William Jennings Shepherd, who"
"in front of a Pig 'n Whistle café that had opened its doors in 1927 when Stuart was still in high school. She also made guest appearances on several television series, including the 2000 science fiction series ""The Invisible Man""; ""Touched by an Angel"", and ""General Hospital"". Although once again reduced to minor roles, Stuart's last two movies were for director Wim Wenders. In 1999, she worked on ""The Million Dollar Hotel"" in downtown Los Angeles. In 2004, she appeared in Wenders' ""Land of Plenty"", her final film. In 2006, Stuart donated her screen printing equipment to Mills College, where"
"Alyson Hannigan Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24, 1974) is an American actress and television presenter. She is best known for her roles as Willow Rosenberg on the television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" (1997–2003), Lily Aldrin on the sitcom ""How I Met Your Mother"" (2005–2014), and Michelle Flaherty in the ""American Pie"" film series (1999–2012). Hannigan was born in Washington, D.C., the only child of Emilie (Posner) Haas, a real estate agent, and Alan Hannigan, a Teamsters trucker. Her father is of Irish ancestry and her mother is Jewish. At age four, Hannigan began appearing in commercials. She moved"
"be cast in the Academy Award-winning film ""Million Dollar Baby"", where she played Mardell Fitzgerald, the sister of the main character. In 2005, Lindhome had a recurring role on ""Gilmore Girls"" as Juliet, a friend and classmate of Logan Huntzberger and then Rory. In 2006, she wrote, produced, and co-directed the award-winning short film ""Life is Short"", starring herself, Alexis Bledel, Samm Levine, and Seth MacFarlane. She also appeared in the 2006 film ""Pulse"" and in 2007 was one of many public figures to appear in the music video for Nickelback's ""Rockstar"". In 2008, Lindhome had a minor role in"
"Beach Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii. SNL alum Nasim Pedrad was the officiant at their wedding. The couple lives in Los Angeles with their son, Kai, born June 3, 2014. Brittany Ishibashi Brittany Mariko Ishibashi (born November 2, 1980) is an American film and television actress of Japanese descent best known for her roles as Anne Ogami on the USA Network miniseries ""Political Animals"" and Maggie Zeddmore in the ""Supernatural"" web series ""Ghostfacers"". Ishibashi portrayed Karai in """", the sequel to ""Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"" and currently portrays Tina Minoru on ""Runaways"", streaming on Hulu. Ishibashi was born"
"Katharine Isabelle Katharine Isabelle Murray (born November 2, 1981) is a Canadian actress. She made her film debut in the romantic comedy film ""Cousins"" (1989), followed by supporting roles in numerous films and television series. Initially credited as Katie Murray, she later began using the name Katherine Isobel and subsequently, Katharine Isabelle. She is best known for her roles as Ginger Fitzgerald in the werewolf horror films, ""Ginger Snaps"" (2000), """" (2004) and """" (2004) and Margot Verger in the NBC psychological thriller–horror television series ""Hannibal"" (2014-15). Her other film credits include ""Disturbing Behavior"" (1998), ""Carrie"" (2002), ""Freddy vs. Jason"""
"Micole Mercurio Micole Diana Mercurio (March 10, 1938 – January 19, 2016) was an American film and television actress and artist. Her film credits included the roles of Rosemary Szabo in ""Flashdance"" in 1983, Mrs. Kelly in ""Gleaming the Cube"" in 1989, Momma Love in ""The Client"" in 1994, Midge Callaghan in ""While You Were Sleeping"" in 1994, as well as ""What Lies Beneath"" in 2000. Mercurio's television work included guest appearances and recurring roles on ""Night Court"", ""Hill Street Blues"", ""L.A. Law"", ""Chicago Hope"", and ""FlashForward."" Mercurio was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 10, 1938, to Michael Mercurio"
"Boyd to boxing, and many of the characters and events related in the book are from Dub Huntley's life and experience. Huntley trained Boyd to box when Boyd was in his 40's and the two became friends during that time. Immediately before his death, Boyd was acting as a cutman and assistant trainer to Huntley with female professional boxer Juli Crockett, who Huntley told ""Sports Illustrated"" in an interview was the basis for the characterization of Maggie Fitzgerald in ""Million Dollar Baby"". F.X. Toole F.X. Toole is the pen name of boxing trainer Jerry Boyd (1930 – September 2, 2002)."
"2004 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 39th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 9 January 2005, honored the best in film for 2004. (see 2004 National Society of Film Critics Awards nominees). 1. Million Dollar Baby (50)<br> 2. ""Sideways"" (44)<br> 3. ""Before Sunset"" (28) 1. Zhang Yimou – ""House of Flying Daggers"" (""Shi mian mai fu"") and ""Hero"" (""Ying xiong"") (33)<br> 2. Alexander Payne – ""Sideways"" (31)<br> 3. Clint Eastwood – ""Million Dollar Baby"" (30) 1. Jamie Foxx – ""Ray"" and ""Collateral"" (31)<br> 2. Paul Giamatti – ""Sideways"" (29)<br> 3. Clint Eastwood – ""Million Dollar Baby"""
"The Million Dollar Hotel The Million Dollar Hotel is a 2000 American drama film based on a concept story by Bono and Nicholas Klein, directed by Wim Wenders, and starring Jeremy Davies, Milla Jovovich, and Mel Gibson. The film features music by U2 and various artists and was released on the soundtrack, """". A group of very different people live in a hotel in Los Angeles, California including the romantically involved Tom Tom (Davies) and Eloise (Milla Jovovich). The events that unfold are the result of the death of an important resident; the son (Tim Roth) of a billionaire media"
"Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and narrator. Freeman won an Academy Award in 2005 for Best Supporting Actor with ""Million Dollar Baby"" (2004), and he has received Oscar nominations for his performances in ""Street Smart"" (1987), ""Driving Miss Daisy"" (1989), ""The Shawshank Redemption"" (1994), and ""Invictus"" (2009). He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits, including ""Glory"" (1989), """" (1991), ""Seven"" (1995), ""Deep Impact"" (1998), ""The Sum of All Fears"" (2002), ""Bruce Almighty"" (2003), ""The Dark Knight"
"Nikki Blonsky Nicole Margaret ""Nikki"" Blonsky (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is best known for her role as Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 film ""Hairspray"" and as Maggie Baker in the 2008 film ""Queen Sized."" She is also known for her starring role in the ABC Family original series ""Huge."" Blonsky was born and raised in Great Neck, New York. She and her brother Joey are the children of Karen, a school aide, and Carl Blonsky, a municipal worker for the village water pollution control district. She is of Czech and Irish descent"